Podcast Episodes
Back to Search#221 Learning stalls for the first time after 30 years of flying with Nate Scales
My neighbor and mentor Nate Scales has been flying paragliders at a high level for over 30 years. He competed in the 2007 Red Bull X-Alps. Owned the …
1 year, 10 months ago
#220, Martin Scheel and 30 years of the Swiss League
Martin Scheel was one of the best climbers in the world when he discovered paragliding and the sky crack immediately became his new passion. His imag…
1 year, 11 months ago
#219 The physiology of Hypoxia, Sleep and Aging with Dr. Bill Beninati
n this episode Bill takes us on a deep dive into the physiology of hypoxia, sleep and aging and what we can (and should) do to help combat the effect…
1 year, 11 months ago
#218 John Heiney and 45 years of Hang Gliding
John Heiney started hang gliding in 1978 and he's still going strong today. His photographs of free flight have been on more than 50 magazine covers.…
2 years ago
#217 Kinga Masztalerz and Going Wild
Kinga Masztalerz gets after it. She picked up paragliding not too long ago, but has been pretty fierce about chasing it hard from the beginning. She'…
2 years ago
#216 Tom Peghiny and Taking the First Leaps into the Unknown
Tom Peghiny's lifelong passion for flying, beginning with hang gliders at age 13, progressed the sport significantly. A key figure in early hang glid…
2 years, 1 month ago
#215 CRUSHING with the US Women’s Team
The US competition scene is thriving, led by women like National Champion Galen Kirkpatrick. Gavin McClurg interviews the leading US Women's team mem…
2 years, 1 month ago
#214, Galen Kirkpatrick and Creating New Lore
Galen Kirkpatrick rose from a beginner to the 2023 US National Paragliding Champion in seven years, becoming the first female champion. Her journey f…
2 years, 2 months ago
#213 Pierre Carter and Into Thin Air
South African pilot and adventurer Pierre Carter has been at this game for a very long time, and he hasn't wasted any time chasing thin air dreams. P…
2 years, 2 months ago
#212 The Most Important Flight with Marcus King
Marcus King has been flying pretty much full time since 1991. He spent many years with the early Ozone team and has been on the design team with Cros…
2 years, 3 months ago